as in to throw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
he lightly lobbed the errant ball over the fence to the waiting schoolboy
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This means lobbing volleys of rockets from long range rather than aiming at specific targets from visual range.
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David Hambling, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
By Mathew Rodriguez September 24, 2024 Getty Images After weeks of lobbing accusations of pet-killing at Haitian immigrants, Republicans are facing allegations of killing dogs within their own ranks.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 24 Sep. 2024
Still, Trump has not held back on the trail, lobbing personal attacks at Harris.
—Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2024
In an election year, ideas about how to get it are lobbed back and forth on debate stages.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2024
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David Hambling, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
By Mathew Rodriguez September 24, 2024 Getty Images After weeks of lobbing accusations of pet-killing at Haitian immigrants, Republicans are facing allegations of killing dogs within their own ranks.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 24 Sep. 2024
Still, Trump has not held back on the trail, lobbing personal attacks at Harris.
—Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2024
In an election year, ideas about how to get it are lobbed back and forth on debate stages.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Lob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lob. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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